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Philly Area Fun Events by Day & Date
This page lists fun events in the Philadelphia area by day and date with multiple date events listed by their end date and ongoing events listed last. We remove any free events that we did not enjoy. No 1 to fun ratings are assigned to free events because we feel that fun free events are all 10's.
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highest price? - notes? - 1 to fun rating: #?
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Monday Events
Yuengling Brewery Tour
10AM & 1:30PM
free-Monday-Friday the tours leave promptly at the scheduled times. Tours last approximately one hour and fifteen minutes.
Herr's Snack Factory Tour
9AM, 10AM. 11AM, 1PM, 2PM, 3PM
20 Herr Drive, Nottingham, PA
free -...first hand learning experience... All tours take approximately one hour. When scheduling...indicate the time of day (on the hour) you wish to take your tour.
United States Mint Tour - (except federal holidays)
9AM to 3PM
5th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PA
free
Money in Motion Exhibit
9:30AM to 4:30PM
6th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PA
free
Second Bank of the United States Portrait Gallery
generally 9AM to 5PM
420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
free - walk-up tickets are available for free on the morning of your visit at the Independence Visitor Center at 6th and Market Street
No Limit Texas Hold 'Em with the Amateur Poker League
varying start times
various locations
free - ...a player may advance to the Nationals where they will play for a $10,000 WPT Event Seat...
Tuesday
Yuengling Brewery Tour
10AM & 1:30PM
free-Monday-Friday the tours leave promptly at the scheduled times. Tours last approximately one hour and fifteen minutes.
Building and Theater Tour
1PM to 2PM
Kimmel Center 260 South Broad Street, Suite 901 Philadelphia, PA
free
Herr's Snack Factory Tour
9AM, 10AM. 11AM, 1PM, 2PM, 3PM
20 Herr Drive, Nottingham, PA
free -...first hand learning experience... All tours take approximately one hour. When scheduling...indicate the time of day (on the hour) you wish to take your tour.
United States Mint Tour - (except federal holidays)
9AM to 3PM
5th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PA
free
Money in Motion Exhibit
9:30AM to 4:30PM
6th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PA
free
Second Bank of the United States Portrait Gallery
generally 9AM to 5PM
420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
free - walk-up tickets are available for free on the morning of your visit at the Independence Visitor Center at 6th and Market Street
The Print Center
11AM to 5:30PM
1614 Latimer Street Philadelphia, PA
free - The Print Center's mission is to support printmaking and photography as vital contemporary arts and encourage the appreciation of the printed image in all its forms.
No Limit Texas Hold 'Em with the Amateur Poker League
varying start times
various locations
free - ...a player may advance to the Nationals where they will play for a $10,000 WPT Event Seat...
Wednesday Events
Dining Under the Stars - Wednesday evenings May through September
various locations (see link) State Street, Media, PA
State Street is closed to traffic from Jackson to Orange Street... Live entertainment... outdoor dining and shopping.
Yuengling Brewery Tour
10AM & 1:30PM
free-Monday-Friday the tours leave promptly at the scheduled times. Tours last approximately one hour and fifteen minutes.
Live Music at Chestnut Park
noon to 1:30
1707 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
free - live music
Building and Theater Tour
1PM to 2PM
Kimmel Center 260 South Broad Street, Suite 901 Philadelphia, PA
free
Herr's Snack Factory Tour
9AM, 10AM. 11AM, 1PM, 2PM, 3PM
20 Herr Drive, Nottingham, PA
free -...first hand learning experience... All tours take approximately one hour. When scheduling...indicate the time of day (on the hour) you wish to take your tour.
United States Mint Tour - (except federal holidays)
9AM to 3PM
5th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PA
free
Money in Motion Exhibit
9:30AM to 4:30PM
6th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PA
free
Second Bank of the United States Portrait Gallery
generally 9AM to 5PM
420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
free - walk-up tickets are available for free on the morning of your visit at the Independence Visitor Center at 6th and Market Street
The Print Center
11AM to 5:30PM
1614 Latimer Street Philadelphia, PA
free - The Print Center's mission is to support printmaking and photography as vital contemporary arts and encourage the appreciation of the printed image in all its forms.
No Limit Texas Hold 'Em with the Amateur Poker League
varying start times
various locations
free - ...a player may advance to the Nationals where they will play for a $10,000 WPT Event Seat...
Thursday Events
String Band Music Under the Stars - 5/17 to 9/27
8PM
1100 S. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA
free
Swigging Summer (first) Thurdays - June to September
6:30PM to 9:30PM
Downtown West Chester on Gay Street, West Chester, PA
free- food for sale, live music, clowns, dancers... - 1 to fun rating: #?
Yuengling Brewery Tour
10AM & 1:30PM
free-Monday-Friday the tours leave promptly at the scheduled times. Tours last approximately one hour and fifteen minutes.
Herr's Snack Factory Tour
9AM, 10AM. 11AM, 1PM, 2PM, 3PM
20 Herr Drive, Nottingham, PA
free -...first hand learning experience... All tours take approximately one hour. When scheduling...indicate the time of day (on the hour) you wish to take your tour.
Building and Theater Tour
1PM to 2PM
Kimmel Center 260 South Broad Street, Suite 901 Philadelphia, PA
free
United States Mint Tour - (except federal holidays)
9AM to 3PM
5th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PA
free
Money in Motion Exhibit
9:30AM to 4:30PM
6th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PA
free
Second Bank of the United States Portrait Gallery
generally 9AM to 5PM
420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
free - walk-up tickets are available for free on the morning of your visit at the Independence Visitor Center at 6th and Market Street
The Print Center
11AM to 5:30PM
1614 Latimer Street Philadelphia, PA
free - The Print Center's mission is to support printmaking and photography as vital contemporary arts and encourage the appreciation of the printed image in all its forms.
No Limit Texas Hold 'Em with the Amateur Poker League
varying start times
various locations
free - ...a player may advance to the Nationals where they will play for a $10,000 WPT Event Seat...
Friday Events
Yuengling Brewery Tour
10AM & 1:30PM
free-Monday-Friday the tours leave promptly at the scheduled times. Tours last approximately one hour and fifteen minutes.
Herr's Snack Factory Tour
9AM, 10AM. 11AM
20 Herr Drive, Nottingham, PA
free -...first hand learning experience... All tours take approximately one hour. When scheduling...indicate the time of day (on the hour) you wish to take your tour.
Live Music in the Reading Terminal Market - 2nd Friday of every month
noon to 2PM
Center Court Seating Area, Reading Terminal Market, Philadelphia, PA
free
Building and Theater Tour
1PM to 2PM
Kimmel Center 260 South Broad Street, Suite 901 Philadelphia, PA
free
United States Mint Tour - (except federal holidays)
9AM to 3PM
5th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PA
free
Money in Motion Exhibit
9:30AM to 4:30PM
6th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PA
free
Second Bank of the United States Portrait Gallery
generally 9AM to 5PM
420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
free - walk-up tickets are available for free on the morning of your visit at the Independence Visitor Center at 6th and Market Street
The Print Center
11AM to 5:30PM
1614 Latimer Street Philadelphia, PA
free - The Print Center's mission is to support printmaking and photography as vital contemporary arts and encourage the appreciation of the printed image in all its forms.
First Friday - first Fridays of every month
5PM to 9PM
Old City, Philadelphia, PA
free
(4th) Friday Night Live at the Community Arts Center - fourth Fridays of every month
7PM to 10PM
414 Plush Mill Road, Wallingford, PA
$10 - BYOB, live art & live music - 1 to fun rating: #?
Saturday Events
Annual Darby-Cobbs Watershed-Wide Cleanup - 4/28
9AM to 1PM
various locations
free
Center City JazzFestival - 4/28
1PM to 8PM
various locations
$25-16 bands, 4 locations- 1 to fun rating: #?
Philly Challenge - 5/5
11AM to 12:45PM registration, 1PM (starttime)to?
Cavanaugh's River Deck 417 North Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA
<= $50 - ...teams of 2 or more will dash around the city, racing against other challengers for...cash prizes as they solve tricky clues (and)strategize best route...
Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta - 2nd Saturday in May
7AM to ~5PM
The Grand Stand (north of Boathouse Row), Kelly Drive, Philadelphia, PA
free -the largest collegiate regatta inthe U.S., with over 100 colleges and universities from the U.S. and Canada.
Iron Hill Brewery's Craft Brewers' Festival - 5/19
1PM to 5PM -30 East State Street, Media, PA
$50 - live music along with 25 local breweries serving beer in the parking lot next to the Iron Hill Brewery
mountain biking - April through October
various locations
free - see link for various locations - fall foliage in October
hiking - April through November
see link for various locations
free - fall foliage in October
Free at the Kimmel - some Saturdays
11AM
260 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA
free
Art & Architecture Tour - some Saturdays
10:30AM to noon
Kimmel Center 260 South Broad Street, Suite 901 Philadelphia, PA
free
Yuengling Brewery Tour
11AM to 1PM
free-Saturday tours are very crowded and run every 55 people beginning at 11AM and the last tour will go out at 1:00. There is no production on Saturdays.Tours last approximately one hour and fifteen minutes.
Building and Theater Tour
1PM to 2PM
Kimmel Center 260 South Broad Street, Suite 901 Philadelphia, PA
free
Tour of the Philadelphia Brewing Company
noon to 3PM
Philadelphia Brewing Company 2423 Amber Street, Philadelphia, PA
free
Second Bank of the United States Portrait Gallery
generally 9AM to 5PM
420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
free - walk-up tickets are available for free on the morning of your visit at the Independence Visitor Center at 6th and Market Street
The Print Center
11AM to 5:30PM
1614 Latimer Street Philadelphia, PA
free - The Print Center's mission is to support printmaking and photography as vital contemporary arts and encourage the appreciation of the printed image in all its forms.
No Limit Texas Hold 'Em with the Amateur Poker League
varying start times
various locations
free - ...a player may advance to the Nationals where they will play for a $10,000 WPT Event Seat...
2nd Saturday Media
6PM to 9PM
Downtown Media, PA
free - over 30 businesses on and around State Street in Media stay open late as part of a free arts event. Bring $1 bills for the musicians playing in the streets.
Sunday Events
May Day Festival of the Arts - 5/6
11AM to 4PM
Everhart Park, West Chester, PA
free - arts & crafts for sale, food for sale
mountain biking - April through October
various locations
free - see link for various locations - fall foliage in October
hiking - April through November
see link for various locations
free - fall foliage in October
Free at the Kimmel - some Sundays
1:30PM
260 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA
free
Building and Theater Tour
1PM to 2PM
Kimmel Center 260 South Broad Street, Suite 901 Philadelphia, PA
free
Second Bank of the United States Portrait Gallery
generally 9AM to 5PM
420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
free - walk-up tickets are available for free on the morning of your visit at the Independence Visitor Center at 6th and Market Street
Pay What You Wish
10AM to 5PM
Philadelphia Museum of Art (Art Museum) 26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA
pay what you wish (all day, normal highest price is $14)
Sunday Tours of current exhibitions - first Sundays of every month
11AM to 5PM
Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania 118 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA
free
No Limit Texas Hold 'Em with the Amateur Poker League
varying start times
various locations
free - ...a player may advance to the Nationals where they will play for a $10,000 WPT Event Seat...
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Do you have or know of a fun event coming up that is not on this page? Please contact us anytime! We look forward to hearing from you.
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